Curtain-pole.



No. 769,141. K n I PATENTEDSEPT. 6, 1904.

C. A. ALBERT.

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UNITED STATEs Patented september e, 1904. l

PATENT OFFICE.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent No. 769,141, dated September 6, 190.4.

Application filed April 26, 1904.

To LM whom, t puny concern:

Be it known that LCHARLES A. ALBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aspinwall, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennyslvania, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Pole, of which the following is a specification.v

This invention relates to means for supporting lace curtains and other'draperies, and has.

for its object to provide an improved curtainsupporting pole capable of being supported in any of the common or well-known forms of brackets and provided with means for hanging a curtain upon the pole without employing .15

pins or similar fastenings.

It is furthermore designed to facilitate the engaging of a curtain with the' pole and to `secure a neat and attractive fit of these parts l derstood thatchanges in the form, proportion,

size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofI the ad. vantages of the invention. Y In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a curtain-pole embodying the features of the present invention with a pair of curtains hung therefrom. Fig.\2is anelevation of the pole. Fig. Sis a detail longitudinal sectional view thereof on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a cross-sectional View on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the clip for the support of the inter# mediate portion of the spring element. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing adiferent arrangement ofthe pole and the curtain.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts-in each and every figure of the drawings. The pole 1 of the present invention may be of any material yand ofany shape, but is preferably formed of wood and cylindrical as now in general use. In one sidel of the pole there is formed a longitudinal groove or lseat Serial No. 204,999; (No model.)

2, preferably arcuate in lcross-section, with a longitudinal set or series of sockets 3 formed site ends thereof.

Seated longitudinally within the groove or 4in the back of the groove adjacent the opposeat 2 is an elastic element 11, preferably in the nature of a helical spring, which is prosuiiicient to'retain the hooked fingersor pro-A -jections within the sockets. n Ihas its shank portion inserted within the ad- Eachl linger 5 jacent end of the helical spring and soldered or otherwise suitably connected thereto.

The curtain 6 may be applied to the pole before or after'the latter has been placed in the supporting-brackets therefor. If the curtains are applied to the pole before the latter is supported upon the windowframe, the spring is'removed. and the upper end portions of the curtain are placed across the grooved side'of the pole. The spring is then placed across the curtains and in lthe groove, -with vthe hooked terminals 5engaged withsuitable sockets 3, whereby the curtainis clamped between the spring and the pole, and when the latter .is fitted to the supporting-brackets with the groove at the back of the pole the curtainswill hang in :the usualxmanner with their upper end portions depending' from the pole and overlapping the back of the curtain; To prevent the sagging ofthe middle por-V tion of the spring, there is an elastic clip 8, formed from a single 'strip of'spring metal, of a size to snugly clampupon the pole, with its lower end provided with an inturned lip 9. to embrace the spring andAA hold the same snugly in the groove against the weight of the spring.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. l and 4 the upper edges ofthe. curtains hang down across the backs of the curtains and are thereby eoncealed;ibut .if itis desired to eX- pose the upper edge portions of the curtains they may be arranged as shown in Fig. 6,

' vided at opposite ends with laterally-disposed IOO wherein the pole is turned to have the groove 2 and the spring 4L at the under side thereof` with the curtain looped over the spring only instead of over the pole, the upper edges of the curtains hanging down across the fronts thereof, so as to be exposed to View from Within the room. In this arrangement of the pole and curtains the spring-clip 8 is exposed to view, While in the arrangement shown in Figs. l and 4 it is concealed by the curtains which embrace the pole and the clip. While only one spring-clip 8 has been shown, it will of course be understood that any number of these clips may be employed, according to the length of the pole and the weight of the spring and curtains.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the device of the present invention is exceedingly simple and effective for the support of lace curtains, portires, and similar draperies without damage thereto by the engagement of pins therewith. Moreover, the

- present pole is capable of being supported by any of the ordinary forms of brackets, and the curtains may be readily applied and removed and when connected to the pole will hang therefrom in a very attractive manner.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Acurtain-pole having a longitudinal curtain-receiving groove provided at opposite ends with sets of sockets, and a longitudinally.- elastic curtain-holding element set within the groove and having lateral terminal projections for adjustable engagement With the sockets of the groove.

2. A curtain-pole having a longitudinallyelastic curtain-clamping element disposed longitudinally of the pole with its ends fixed thereto, the intermediate portion of the clampingelement between its fixed ends being separate from the pole and capable of being drawn away therefrom to receive a curtain between the clamping element and the pole.

3. A curtain-pole having a longitudinallyelastic curtain-clamping element disposed longitudinally thereof with its ends fixed to the pole and capable of adjustment thereon to take up lost tension, the intermediate portion of the clamping element between its fixed ends being separate from the pole and capable of being drawn away therefrom to receive a curtain between the clamping element and the pole.

4. A curtain-pole having opposite longitudinal sets of sockets, and a longitudinally-elastic clamping element having its ends formed for adjustable engagement with the respective sets of sockets to take up lost tension therein, the intermediate portion of the clamping member between its fixed ends being separate from the pole and capable of heilig drawn away therefrom to receive a curtain between the clamping member and the pole.

5. A curtain-pole having a helical spring applied longitudinally thereto with its terminals secured to the pole and the spring under tension, the intermediate portion of the spring being separate from the pole and capable of being drawn away therefrom to receive a eurtain between the spring and the pole.

6. A curtain-pole provided with opposite longitudinal sets of sockets, and a helical spring having lateral terminal projections capable of interchangeable engagement with the sockets of the pole, the intermediate portion of the spring between the projections being separate from the pole and capable of being drawn away therefrom to receive a curtain between the spring and the pole.

7 Acurtain-pole having a longitudinal curtain-receiving groove therein and provided with longitudinal sets of sockets in the back of the groove at opposite ends thereof, a helical spring to lit within the groove and provided with terminal lateral projections for interchangeable engagement with the respective sets of sockets, and a spring-clip embracing the pole and having a terminal lip to embrace the spring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signatnrein the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. ALBERT.

Witnesses:

G. G. SMALL, MARY E. ECKER. 

